Public memorial in NYC to honor Richie Havens

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Apr 27, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Timothy Malcolm

The winery and entertainment venue City Winery in New York City is hosting a public memorial gathering for musician Richie Havens, according to its website. The event is scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday. City Winery is located at 155 Varick Street.Havens, who died April 22 at age 72, was cremated, and a viewing of the stone pyramid urn containing his remains will be held Monday at the gathering, according to the website. The event is “informal and unticketed” but reservations are suggested. City Winery’s website also says Havens’ ashes will be spread this summer on the site of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Arts Fair, a property owned by Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. A spokesman for Bethel Woods said the center has not been contacted about Havens’ remains.